Psytron

Psytron
Developer(s)Psy-Sci
Publisher(s)Beyond Software
Platform(s)Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Release1984

Psytron is a 1984 video game developed by Psy-Sci and published by Beyond Software.

Gameplay

Psytron is a game in which the player is the automated brain controlling the defense and maintenance aboard a space station that is currently under attack.[1]

Development

Psytron was programmed by Paul Voysey and Tayo Olowu.[2]

Reception

Carol Hutchins reviewed Psytron for White Dwarf #56, giving it an overall rating of 9 out of 10, and stated that "I found it very exciting and thought that the addition of Freeze Time a very novel twist. I would strongly recommend it to anyone who finds playing wave after wave of identical, invincible opponents is tedious in the extreme."[1]

Reviews

References

  1. ^ a b Hutchins, Carol (August 1984). "Microview". White Dwarf (56). Games Workshop: 46.
  2. ^ "Kerrash! News". Crash. No. 5. June 1984. p. 42.
  3. ^ Game review, Crash magazine issue 5, Newsfield Publications June 1984
  4. ^ Game review, C&VG issue 32, June 1984, page 28